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From: kumar6/3/2006 9:12:47 AM
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Montenegro declares independence
Montenegro is to formally declare independence from its union with Serbia in a special session of parliament in the capital, Podgorica.

Members will officially recognise the result of a referendum held two weeks ago, where a narrow majority voted in favour of breaking away.

Thousands of people are expected to celebrate the announcement.

But correspondents say Montenegro is a divided society, with a significant minority backing the union with Serbia.

The last time the region was a country was at the end of World War I, before it was absorbed into the newly-formed Yugoslavia.

Earlier this week the Montenegro Referendum Commission formally confirmed the result of the referendum, in which 55.5% of the people voted to secede from Serbia, just above the necessary threshold of 55%.

Negotiations between Belgrade and Podgorica on how to disentangle the two states are expected to begin shortly.

They will include everything from property rights and university fees to military facilities and work permits.

Next week Serbia is expected to declare its own independence, finally bringing to an end the break-up of the six republics of the former Yugoslavia into six fully-fledged states.
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Published: 2006/06/03 06:47:00 GMT

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